Anthony Killeen, MD, PhD

Dr. Killeen conducts his clinical research through ARDL, a central laboratory for large-scale clinical trials. He is the Principal Investigator for the central laboratory activities of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT), an NIH-funded multi-center, randomized clinical trial designed to test whether a treatment program aimed at reducing systolic blood pressure to a lower goal than currently recommended (<120 mm Hg rather than <140 mm Hg) will reduce cardiovascular disease risk. Some 9,300 research subjects have been enrolled in the seven-year study, which ends in 2018. SPRINT investigators believe the study will provide important information on the risks and benefits of intensive blood pressure treatment targets in a range of high-risk participants including those with prior cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and those age 75 years or older.